Call Of Duty Has Banned Over 350,000 Players For Racist And Toxic Behaviour

Activision has published an update on its anti-toxicity efforts within Call Of Duty and the results are cheering - over 350,000 accounts have been booted for hateful behaviour in games across the last twelve months.

It's the third highest-grossing video game franchise of all time, selling over 400 million copies across 24 entries that have been released for a range of platforms, from the Gamecube to the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X. Call Of Duty: Warzone has only been about for a little over twelve months, yet over 100 million players flock to the free-to-play battle royale and duke it out in its divisive Verdansk '84 map. On the other hand, you'd do well not to discount the success of Call Of Duty: Mobile, as it has seen 500 million downloads worldwide and it's generated over $1 billion in player spending since its launch in 2019. It is appreciated that Activision has honed in on anti-cheat strategies to ensure that its games are still fun and fair for the millions and millions of fans who log into the games every day.

Yesterday, the company brought players up to speed on its latest actions and consequences for those who are acting out in their games. "There's no place for toxic behavior, hate speech or harassment of any kind in our games or our society," started the blog post supplied by Call Of Duty staff, and it qualified that this isn't something that will be swept under the rug. Over the last twelve months, over 350,000 players have been shown the door for exhibiting racist or toxic behaviour in Call of Duty: Warzone, Black Ops Cold War, Modern Warfare, and Call of Duty: Mobile.